Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A pharmaceutical composition adapted for oesophageal administration to a mammal comprising, as active ingredient, at least one chromone compound selected from 5-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-8-propyl-chromone-2-carboxylic acid; 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4-oxo-10-propyl-4H-naphtho-[2,3,-b]-pyran-2-carboxylic acid; 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-10-propyl-4H-naphtho[2,3,-b]pyran-2-carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any one thereof, in combination with an anti-inflammatory selected from aspirin, indomethacin, and mixtures thereof, said composition containing 0.004 to 1200 parts by weight of said anti-inflammatory per part of said active ingredient.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
A pharmaceutical composition adapted for oesophageal administration to a mammal comprising, as active ingredient, at least one chromone compound selected from 5-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-8-propyl-chromone-2-carboxylic acid; 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4-oxo-10-propyl-4H-naphtho-[2,3,-b]-pyran-2-carboxylic acid; 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-10-propyl-4H-naphtho[2,3,-b]pyran-2-carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any one thereof, in combination with an anti-inflammatory selected from aspirin, indomethacin, and mixtures thereof, said composition containing 0.004 to 1200 parts by weight of said anti-inflammatory per part of said active ingredient.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A composition according to claim 1, comprising from 24 to 0.024 parts of aspirin for each part by weight (calculated as the sodium salt) of 5-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-8-propyl-chromone-2-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composition according to claim 1, comprising from 4.0 to 0.004 parts by weight of indomethacin for each part by weight (calculated as the sodium salt) of 5-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-8-propyl-chromone-2-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition according to claim 1, comprising from 1200 to 0.3 parts by weight of aspirin for each part by weight (calculated as the sodium salt) of 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4-oxo-10-propyl-4H-naphtho[2,3-b]pyran-2-carboxylic acid, or 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-10-propyl-4H-naphtho[2,3-b]-pyran-2-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of either thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition according to claim 1, comprising from 200 to 0.05 parts by weight of indomethacin for each part by weight (calculated as the sodium salt) of 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4-oxo-10-propyl-4H-naphtho[2,3-b]pyran-2-carboxylic acid, or 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-10-propyl-4H-naphtho[2,3-b]-pyran-2-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of either thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition according to claim 1 comprising from 60 to 600 mg of aspirin in unit dosage form.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition according to claim 1, comprising from 10 to 100 mg of indomethacin in unit dosage form.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition according to claim 1, comprising from 25 mg to 2.5 g of 5-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-8-propylchromone-2-carboxylic acid, or of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, calculated as the sodium salt, in unit dosage form.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composition according to claim 1, comprising from 0.5 to 200 mg of 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4-oxo-10-propyl-4H-naphtho-[2,3-b]-pyran-2-carboxylic acid, of 6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-10-propyl-4H-naphtho[2,3-b]-pyran-2-carboxylic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of either thereof, calculated as the sodium salt, in unit dosage form.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition according to claim 1 adapted to release some or all of the active ingredient first and to release the anti-inflammatory later.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein the unit doses are arranged in an order which facilitates the administration to a mammal of a unit dose of active ingredient prior to or simultaneously with a unit dose of the anti-inflammatory.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A pharmaceutical package comprising at least one unit dose of the active ingredient of claim 1 and at least one unit dose of the anti-inflammatory of claim 1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method of administering an anti-inflammatory to a mammal with inhibition of adverse gastrointestinal effects due to said anti-inflammatory which method comprises orally administering to said mammal a composition according to claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method of inhibiting adverse gastrointestinal effects created in a mammal by administration of an anti-inflammatory in accordance with claim 1, which method comprises administering to said mammal an active ingredient in accordance with claim 1, in the proportion of 0.004 to 1200 parts by weight of anti-inflammatory per part of active ingredient, said active ingredient being administered sequentially or substantially simultaneously with the administration of said anti-inflammatory.